"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

Today, the feast day of the Presentation in the Temple, Francis expressed closeness to bishops to encourage “young couples ...

If Candlemas be fair and bright, winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, winter will not come ...

THIS Sunday is the great Christian feast day of Candlemas. It is one of the oldest feasts of the church — we have an account of its celebration in Jerusalem in 380 — and yet these days it isn’t very ...

The Catholic Church celebrates every February 2nd, Candlemas Day, the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. On this day, ...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, February 1, 2025, which is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 1 Daily Gospel, January 31 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, ...

Commenting on the Sunday Gospel, which tells of the meeting of the Holy Family with Simeon and Anna in the Temple of Jerusalem, the Pope noted how the “moving voices” of the two old people “resound ...

There, they encountered two holy persons: Simeon, a righteous and devout man who had long awaited the Messiah, and Anna, a prophetess who had spent many years in the Temple in prayer and fasting.

FOR promises are kept — but perhaps never when, or how, we expect. Simeon and Anna, worshipping in the Temple over long years, are alive to the unexpectedness of God’s providence. The lamps must be ...